About the Book

This book “Poultry Production” is written for the basic understanding of the poultry science to the students of the B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. students of the Poultry Science, Animal Nutrition and Livestock Production Management along with poultry farmers. This book is equally beneficial for the examinations of the ICAR-JRF, ICAR-SRF, ASRB and ICAR-NET examinations. This book is written in simple language and easy to be understood.

About the Authors

Dr. Om Prakash Dinani, Assistant Professor, Instructional Livestock Farm Complex Department, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Anjora. Dr. Dinani obtained M.V.Sc. in Poultry Science from IVRIDU, Izatnagar (U.P.) securing 1st rank in the department and PGDAEM from MANAGE Hyderabad securing 1st rank. He has worked as Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (VAS) in Livestock Development Department, Govt. of Chhattisgarh He has got ICAR Junior Research Fellowship AIR 13th and also secured ICAR Senior Research Fellowship AIR 1st rank. He has secured 1st rank in Assistant Professor Selection in ILFC department. He has also awarded Krishi Shiromani Award from the Honorable Governor of Chhattisgarh. Presently he is pursuing his Ph.D. as sponsored candidate from I.V.R.I. D.U. Izatnagar, U.P. He has also performed duty as Officer in-charge Bull Mother Experimental Farm for the period of two years. He has worked as Co-organizer in 08 Farmers Training programmes conducted in the college. He has published 15 research papers, 18 abstracts, 25 popular articles, 07 technical bulletins, 30 pamphlets and 07 manuals related to Livestock and Poultry Production and Management.

Dr. Sita Prasad Tiwari earned MVSc (Animal Nutrition) from Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar and PhD (Animal Nutrition) from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. He started his career as Research Associate from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur (1984), Assistant Professor in Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur (1988-1991), Associate Professor in Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner (1991-1993) and Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (1993-1999) and subsequently Professor & Head from 1999 to July, 2012. Thereafter he served as Director Research in Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg from August 2012 to August 2013 and take over as Dean in Veterinary and Animal Science Faculty in August 2012 and continued till date.